Box for cigarettes and the like.



B.COHEN. BOX FOR CIGARETTES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-29, I915.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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BARNETT COHEN, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PAUL A. DRUCKLIEB, OF NEW YORK,N. Y.

,BOX FOR CIGARETTES AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

Application filed April 29, 1915. Serial No. 24,626. i

cigarettes and like articles from which the articles can be readilyremoved and in which the box can be made as small and compact aspossible and contain the maximum amount of articles.

These and a number of other objects are secured by my invention, anembodiment of which appears below.

For a more particular description of my invention, reference is to behadto. the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, in which- Figure 1is a plan view of my improved box partly filled with cigarettes and inan open position; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same, the contentsbeing removed; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 4 is a sectional viewof a portion of the partition strip.

My invention may be employed in boxes of any type and I have shown itapplied vto a cigarette box of the usual form having a containingportion 1 comprising a bottom 2, front 3, sides 4 and 5 and rear 6.Extending aroundthe interior of the box and secured to the front 3 andsides 4 and 5 is a strip 7. It is to be noted that this strip is ofgreater height and extends above the sides and front and-is omitted atthe rear 6 of the box so that this portion is lower than the sides andfront, and the upper portion of the tops of the cigarettes are free and2.0-, cessible at that point and the cigarettes may be readily removed.Boxes have heretofore been constructed with the entire rear or backstrip omitted but this has been impractical for the reason that thecigarettes fall from the box easily' when the cover is opened.

I have shown the strip 7 and sides 4, 5 and front 3 made separately butif desired this strip may be made integral with the front and sides. Thecover 8 is hinged to the rear strip 6'of the box by a strip 9 offlexible material. I

In the containing portion 1 of the box is placed a partition strip 10formed with suitable upright, flexible partitions 11 for holdin thecigarettes upright or parallel to the si es of the box and keeping thetops of the cigarettes adjacent the rear of the box where the upperportions of the same project in the open portion where they can bereadily grasped by the fingers and .removed from the box. Regardless ofthe number of cigarettes removed from the box the remainder of thecontents will be held upright as before mentioned. As shown herein .thestrip 10 and partitions llare madeintegral. This is not necessary,however, so long as the partitions are made flexible to accommodatecigarettes or cigars of varying thicknesses. This improved flexiblepartition strip is particularly adapted for use in connection with ovalcigarettes, wherein, as shown in Fig. 4:, the cigarettes 12 are held atan angle thereby increasing the containing capacity of the box, for ifthe cigarettes were contained in the box with their greater widthuppermost the box would have to be greatly increased in width toaccommodate. the same, and if the narrow sides of the cigarettes wereuppermost,

the boxwould have to be made deeper to accommodate the same.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a box orreceptacle in which 4 the contents are held in a thoroughly compact andaccessible manner.

Having described one embodiment of mv invention, it isobvious that thesame is not restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover allstructures that come within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. A boxor receptaclefor cigarettes or like articles comprising acontaining portion having a bottom, and sides, one of which sides-is ofless height than the others,

and

a series of partitions extending across the bottom of the box towardsaid lower side and having their free spaces in linev with the edge ofsaid lower side whereby 'clgaflrettes placed in said ,position willhavea portion. of their ends exposed above the edge of said lower side.

2. A box or receptacle for cigarettes or being of less height than theother sides, a.

to one of said sides,the side to-which said cover is hinged being ofless height than the other sides and a series of partitions extendingacross the bottom of the box toward said lower side and having theirfree spaces in line with the edge of said lower side whereby cigarettesplaced in said position will have a portion of their ends exposed abovethe edge of said lower side.

3. A box or receptacle for cigarettes or like articles comprising acontaining portion having a bottom and sides, one of said sides coverfor the containing portion hinged thereto and a series of flexibleupright partitions extending across the bottom of the box toward saidlower side and having their free spaces in line'with the edge of saidlower side whereby cigarettes placed in said position will have aportion of their, ends exposed above the edge of said lower side.

.4. A box or receptacle for-cigarettes or 25 ering for saidcontaining-portion hinged to the upper edge of the low side and a seriesof relatively flexible upright partitions arranged in the bottom of thecontaining po'rtion of the box and extending toward said lower side andhaving their free spaces in line with the edge of said .lower sideswhereby cigarettes placed between the partitions will have a portion oftheir ends exposed above the edge of said lower side.

Signed at the city, -county and State of New York, this 28th day ofApril, 1915.

BARNETT COHEN. Witnesses:

' H. RADZINSKY,

ARTHUR J. MCNALLY.

